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Inflections of 'spy' (n): npl: spies

Inflections of 'spy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

spies: v 3rd person singular

spying: v pres p

spied: v past

spied: v past p

spy
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Synonyms:

secret agent, intelligence agent, counterintelligence agent, counterspy, operative, espionage agent, double agent, emissary, scout , detective, observer, watcher, wiretapper, intelligencer, undercover man, secret-service agent, peeping Tom, mole , spook , agent , our man

Sense: To see

Synonyms:

view , behold , descry, see , spot

Sense: To act as a spy

Synonyms:

scout , observe, watch , examine , scrutinize, take note, search , discover , look for, hunt , peer , pry , set a watch on, hound , trail , follow , gumshoe, sleuth, fish out, meddle

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